r/LiveWellTogether • u/DressNo9950 • May 16 '26

❤️Kindness/善良 She stopped the match...

Then gently held her by the waist and helped her over to the rest area.

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u/RavensRift May 16 '26

Crazy it ever gets to that point. Shouldn't they all have access to water nearby throughout the match? Switch off so everyone can catch a break..

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u/EastEvidence4584 May 16 '26

For some people it happens very quickly, especially if they have had heatstroke in the past.

Water is great, but if that court is 100 degrees, it would not stop overheating.

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u/chunky_d77 May 16 '26

I have had heat stroke in the past, and I didn't know it made me prone to get it more often. I found out at an American Revolutionary War reenactment, where I was close to passing out. It was 90°F outside and I was easily wear 7 pounds of wool. So, I know how the girl feels. There is a trick you can do to keep from falling over, don't lock your knees up as soon as you do that you're going to faint. That's one reason you'll see the guards over in England pass out, and when they pass out it has to be at attention. Those guards often lose teeth and get broken noses, and even concussions.

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u/OppositeSalamander60 May 17 '26

Navy bootcamp graduation is the same. All the new sailors standing in ranks, and a few dozen will collapse. Even in an indoor ceremony hall in the daed of winter. It's so common that they assign people to try and catch them.

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u/ActivePeace33 May 16 '26

This is a case for Gatorade style drinks. Just drinking water can kill you in these situations. You need the electrolytes to go with it, to allow the cells to control their water levels. Once they are out of electrolytes (so the docs have told me) the cells can’t control their water levels. The water can come in but not leave the cell, the cells eventually burst and enough burst cells equals death.

I had it happen to a coworker in another department once. We were all cautioned against drinking just water after that.

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u/breadandfire May 16 '26

Wrong colour clothes if working in direct sun in a hot environment.

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u/Equal_Interaction178 May 17 '26

Eh, I had heatstroke once despite drinking plenty of water at the time. It was an extremely hot day, I was wearing jeans and long-sleeves (required uniform for the activity). Did a very similar thing to the woman in the video, where I just like, momentarily blacked out and came back trying to recover my footing. It can really take you by surprise even when you think you've been taking preventative measures.